Here is a comprehensive update of developments from India’s foreign trade during 24 – 31 October.

India

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: 9000 MT of Bangalore Rose Onion export allowed from Chennai Port upto 30.11.2019

Notification number: Notification 27/2015-20

Date: 28 Oct 19

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Import of PET flakes made from used PET bottles etc is "Prohibited"

Notification number: Notification No. 26/2015-2020

Date: 24 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Seeks to extend the last date for filing of FORM GST CMP-08 for the quarter July-September 2019 by four days from 18.10.2019 till 22.10.2019.

Notification number: Central Tax Notification-50/2019

Date: 24 Oct 19

Authority: Ministry of Steel

Notification: FAQ’s related to Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) registration published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 24 Oct 19

Authority: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Notification: Draft Patents (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2019 published

Notification number: G.S.R. 799(E)

Date: 18 Oct 19

Authority: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Notification: Draft Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2019

Notification number: G.S.R. 798(E)

Date: 18 Oct 19

ASEAN

Country: Cambodia

Authority: Ministry of Commerce

Notification: Notification on Trial of Certificate of Origin for Distribution of Agricultural Products to Takeo Provincial Departments of Kampot, Kampot and Koh Kong from 1st November, 2019

Notification number: NIL

Date: 26 Oct 19

Country: Malaysia

Authority: Government Gazette

Notification: Amendments to food regulations 2019 published

Notification number: P.U. (A) 299/2019

Date: 30 Oct 19

Country: Malaysia

Authority: Government Gazette

Notification: Amendments to second schedule of
International Trade In Endangered Species Act 2008 published

Notification number: P.U. (A) 297/2019

Date: 30 Oct 19

Country: Malaysia

Authority: Government Gazette

Notification: Amendments to first schedule Order No. 3 of
International Trade In Endangered Species Act 2008 published

Notification number: P.U. (A) 296/2019

Date: 30 Oct 19

Country: Malaysia

Authority: Government Gazette

Notification: Amendments to first schedule Order No. 2 of
International Trade In Endangered Species Act 2008 published

Notification number: P.U. (A) 295/2019

Date: 30 Oct 19

Country: Malaysia

Authority: Government Gazette

Notification: Amendments to first  schedule of
International Trade In Endangered Species Act 2008 published

Notification number: P.U. (A) 294/2019

Date: 30 Oct 19

Country: Philippines

Authority: Bureau of Customs Narcotics Control Division

Notification: Imposition of Definitive General Safeguard Duty on Imported Cement from Various Countries Under AHTN Codes 2523.29.90 and 2525.90.00 per DTI Department Administrative Order No. 19-13 Series of 2019

Notification number: Circular No. 239-2019

Date: 22 Oct 19

Country: Thailand

Authority: Ministry of Public Health

Notification: Regulations of the Food and Drug Administration Governing operations regarding food published

Notification number: B.E. 2562

Date: 29 Oct 19

Country: Thailand

Authority: NIL

Notification: Announcement of the Narcotics Control Board on Hemp Act B.E. 2562 published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 24 Oct 19

Country: Vietnam

Authority: Ministry of Health

Notification: The Ministry of Health has issued Circular 28/2019 / TT-BYT guiding information, reporting on border medical quarantine activities.

Notification number: Circular 28/2019

Date: 28 Oct 19

Country: Vietnam

Authority: NIL

Notification: Amending regulations on animal quarantine, aquatic animal products

Notification number: Circular No. 11-2019/TT-BNNPTNT

Date: 22 Oct 19

Australia

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification Amendments to import conditions of Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock

Notification number: NIL

Date: 29 Oct 19

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification Amendments to import conditions of Cacti for use as nursery stock

Notification number: NIL

Date: 28 Oct 19

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification Published import conditions for Solanum tuberosum for use as nursery stock

Notification number: NIL

Date: 25 Oct 19

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification List of plant species requiring further assessment published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 25 Oct 19

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification Changes to List of Plant species that are weeds

Notification number: NIL

Date: 25 Oct 19

South Korea, Russia & Brazil

Country: South Korea

Authority: Korean Food and Drug Authority

Notification: Inspecting imported Processed fruits and solid teas in powder form containing more than 50% of barley sprouts as per the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management and Regulations on Inspection Orders for Imported Foods

Notification number: NIL

Date: 28 Oct 19

Country: Russia

Authority: Government of Russian Federation

Notification: Medical products subject to 10% VAT rate

Notification number: N 1353

Date: 23 Oct 19

Country: Brazil

Authority: National Health Surveillance Agency

Notification: Drug registration validity has been extended from five to ten years. New rule takes effect on January 21, 2020

Notification number: RDC Nº 317

Date: 22 Oct 19

European Union

Country: EU

Authority: NIL

Notification: Summary of European Union decisions on marketing authorisations in respect of medicinal products from 1 September 2019 to 30 September 2019

Notification number: NIL

Date: NIL

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